Quincy resident Dr. Oksana Posnik appointed as chief of pathology at BID-Milton

About this blog

By Carol Gafford

The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
...

The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

Dr. Posnik has been a member of BID-Milton’s pathology department since 2009 and previously held the position of Associate Pathologist. She received her medical degree from Russia’s Medical Academy. After completing her doctorate, Dr. Posnik went on to complete her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Boston Medical Center. She also completed two separate fellowships, in cytology and cytopathology research, both at Boston Medical Center.

“During her time at BID-Milton, Dr. Posnik has earned the respect of many of her colleagues,” said Interim CEO, Doris Sinkevich. “She has a strong appreciation and advanced understanding of pathology quality and has a broad range of academic and clinical experience in surgical and cytology cases for tumor diagnosis and hematology.”

Dr. Posnik is Board Certified in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology and is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society and American Society for Clinical Pathology.